the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our constitution, and that is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. the society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities. now, you may notice that i have an adam smith tie on today. and that s not because we have an economic historian coming to speak to us. but it s because adam smith was principally an educator. he was a professor and a private tutor. and he was beloved by his students. and marcus witcher, who is speaking to us today, is known as a very exuberant, enthusiastic education. i first met marcus several years ago at an institute for humane studies conference. i spoke and then he followed me. he later told me, and i mean years later, that he was so relieved that i went first because i didn t do such a good job, and i made it so much easier for
At this point the backlash against the white house shows little sign of weakening. We are getting new details now on what led up to the wiring of the fbi director, yesterday. Sources say james comey asked the justice department, just last week, or more resources to conduct the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. Democrats suggest the president is trying to stall the investigation by firing james comey. But according to the white house he was let go over his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clintons email practices. In a meeting today with henry kissinger, the president spoke briefly. He was not doing a good job very simply. Director comey made a startling revelation that he had essentially taken a stick of dynamite and thrown into the department of justice going around the chain of command when he decided to take steps without talking to the attorney general or Deputy Attorney general one holding a press conference telling them he would not let them know
Justice working on this. Reporter most republicans have brushed off democratic criticism but some are questioning the timing. With an fbi investigation, congressional committees are also looking into the ties between russia and the trump campaign. Thank you lauren. Earlier today we spoke by phone to senator harris, we asked if she thought it was part of a cover up. I do not know if its a cover up but what has happened is threatening the checks and balances. The United States senate is the last place where we bring this to a stop. The senator sits on the Intelligence Committee and she said her committee has asked james comey to report to the committee. We also spoke to oakland representative barbara lee. What we need to do is establish the independent commission that was introduced in congress. The speaker needs to call us back to debate this and set it up. She said that the republicans control the show so she does not know if her request will be granted but she said democrats should no
Comey, the optics of sitting next to Henny Kissinger seemed a strange choice to some considering the comparisons to water gate. You will hear calls for a new investigation. Reporter the democrats on the senate floor this morning made a plea to Ron Rosenstein to appoint a special prosecutor which would take the investigation out of reach of the executive branch. The special prosecutor would have greater latitude in who he can subpoena, which questions they asked and how to conduct at investigation. The white house pushed back on the calls. You have a house committee, a Senate Committee and the department of justice working on this. Reporter most republicans are brushing off democratic criticism but some are questioning the timing. With an fbi investigation, there is also several congressional committees looking into ties to the 2016 campaign and russia. We are downtown in oakland where protestors have gathered. Reporter lets look here of the the protestors are active. They are outside o
also the birthday of great novelist joseph heller who would describe the conundrum of the world we live in. and ten years ago george w. bush paraded in a flight suit beneath a ban that are prematuring announced the endering of the iraq war. this is viewpoint. [ theme music ] john: good evening, i m john fugelsang. thank you for joining us. this is viewpoint. comprehensive immigration reform may be the only major bill with a chance to pass congress and get signed into law this entire year. and today tens of thousands of protesters turned out in los angeles and cities across the country to push for immigration reform, and immigrants rights. after watching president obama win 71% of the latino vote in last year s election, many republicans believe in immigration bill has to pass if they re going to have a shot at winning the white house in 2016. even so, florida republican senator marco rubio knows that the bill he has helped device as part of the senate s gang of eig